Smiths Falls railway station in

Smiths Falls Smiths Falls is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, southwest of Ottawa. As of the 2021 census it has a population of 9,254. It is in the Census division for Lanark County, but is administratively separated from the county. The Rideau Canal ...

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is served by

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Corridor trains running between

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. It is unstaffed, with outdoor parking, telephones and washrooms. Accessible parking, automatic doors and

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access is available to the platform. Wheelchair lift is available at this station. 22 surface lot parking spaces are managed by Indigo Parking. A pay meter is located inside the station; hourly, daily and monthly rates are available. Smiths Falls VIA station 26594384910

History

CPR station

The original passenger

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was built by

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in 1887. In 1999, the Smiths Falls Community Theatre began renovations on the station, installing the 140 seat Station Theatre into the old restaurant area. A small waiting area in the building was used by Via Rail until 2010 when the new Via Rail station opened.

CNoR station

As Smiths Falls is a junction between multiple rail lines, it once had multiple active passenger stations. A 1913 Canadian Northern Ontario Railway station on a now-abandoned line (Canadian National embargoed their Smiths Falls Subdivision between Smiths Falls and Strathcona in 1979) is now a National Historic Site which houses the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario.

New Via Rail station

On March 8, 2010, Via Rail announced plans to build and relocate to a new station located just north of downtown. The new station would have a distinctive tower. The new station would reduce scheduling conflicts between passenger and freight trains as the old station is located in the middle of a junction between two busy

lines and both the Via Rail's Smiths Falls and Brockville Subdivisions. The new station consists of and was constructed with a budget of $750,000.

Services

Smiths Falls station is served by trains on Via Rail's Toronto-Ottawa route, though some express trains pass through the station without stopping. As of October 2023, the station is served by four to six trains per day toward Ottawa, and two to four trains per day toward Toronto.

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Via Rail stations in Ontario Railway stations in Canada opened in 1887 Canadian Pacific Railway stations in Ontario Smiths Falls Rail transport in Lanark County 1887 establishments in Ontario